“Sympathy cards can make people feel like you think ... And I never personally connected with jokes about being bald or getting a free boob job, which is what most ‘cancer cards’ focus ...

A woman who set up a grief support charity for young people after her mum died five years ago is launching the group's own range of bereavement cards. Beth French, 25, from Bristol, runs Let's ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When should I take down the condolence cards? It’s been a month since my mother died and the subdued ...